RAF Launches Massive Daylight Raids Across Europe
London reports hundreds of RAF fighters and bombers struck targets in Norway, France, Holland and Germany in what sources call the largest daylight offensive of the war. Emden faced a raid by a Flying Fortress as Berlin says 38 British planes were down along the English Channel coast.
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London
U.P
Royal Air Force
Norway
France
Holland
Germany
Luftwaffe
Red Air Fleet
Europe
Emden
Berlin
English Channel
Freight Train Wreck Kills Two Crewmen
A Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific freight train crashed into a rockslide about 22 miles east of St. Maries Idaho on Saturday killing engineer Colbert M Hoffman and fireman Harry Ferrier both of Malden Idaho. Fireman J H Hanrahan of Spokane was badly burned by escaping steam.
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ST. Maries
Idaho
Sabotage Grows in German Dominated Areas
An Associated Press report notes an uptick in hostile acts against German occupying authorities across Holland Belgium Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia with anti Nazi demonstrations rising in Holland The Aneta agency cites increased sabotage fines curfews and prosecutions as authorities struggle to cope with the wave of offenses continued on page 12 column 8
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Continent
Holland
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
France
Aneta
Hoensbroeck
Anschede
Rotterdam
Butte Students Begin School Year Travel to Colleges
Several hundred Butte students depart for colleges and universities this weekend as Montana schools set openings for 1941 42. MSU Missoula and MSU Bozeman Dillon MINEs Montana Normal College and Mines hold fall starts with rush week at Missoula.
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Butte
Bozeman
Dillon
Montana State College
Montana State Normal College
Montana State University
Missoula
Montana School of Mines At
Mining City
Montana
Mines
School of Mines
F. A. Thomson
Missoulians Die in Speeder Wreck at Boundary
Wallace Idaho September 20 Two Northern Pacific railway bridge crew members from Missoula Montana were killed when the speeder they rode collided with a freight train near the Idaho Montana boundary. Foreman L O Amos and T C Frind both about 40 perished.
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Wallace
Idaho
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
L. O. Amos
T. C. Frind
Missoula
Mont
Montana Tax Shift Elevates Utilities and Mines Share
Public utilities and mines will shoulder the largest portion of Montana’s 1941 tax dollar, per the state board of equalization. The board notes increases for city lots, improvements, and livestock, while farm lands decline due to reclassifications from dry tillable to grazing lands. Delinquencies chiefly stem from other property classes.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Erty
Trade Unionists in Norway Face Nazi Charges
Reports from Norway say hundreds of trade unionists were arrested in Bergen during broad police raids and will be tried by military tribunals under a new sabotage law. The same dispatch notes a new order banning Scout uniforms in Norway.
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Stockholm
U.P
Bergen
Norway
Strike Vote Set for Monday at Consolidated Aircraft
The International Association of Machinists AFL announced a strike vote would be held Monday at Consolidated Aircraft to counter a defense mediation board move in Washington. The San Diego notice cites unsettled labor terms and union strategy amid the large facility and pending negotiations.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
International Association of Machinists, A. F. L
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Dillon Woman Remembers When- Danced With Notorious Road Agent Plummer
Dillon, Sept 20 Special A 92 year old Dillon woman recalls Bannack era terror led by Henry Plummer. She describes courteous treatment of women and the six shooter as law while detailing Plummer’s arrival in 1862 and his secret band.
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Dillon
Montana
Henry Plummer
Sarah P. Howard
Bannack
Plummer
Sheriff's and Peace Officers
Colorado
California
Idaho
Belef
Walker Says War Now Is Upon Us
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker credited President Roosevelt with a defense driven action against a global terror threat. He said the Americas must defend sovereignty and stand ready as the nation faces an alleged insane tyranny, framing U S policy as defensive not interventionist.
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Walker
French Lick
Ind
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
Americas
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
N. B. C. Red
United States
War News Outlook Shapes Battle for Ukraine and Oil Fields
Kirke L. Simpson notes a renewed Nazi drive in Russia with Kiev penetrated and Kharkov at risk. The advance threatens Ukraine, the Donets basin, Rostov, and the Baku oil fields, while Russian morale faces impact despite available manpower. Continued on Page 12.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Russia
Hitler
Britain
Kiev
Ukraine
Sea of Azov
Baku
Kharkov
Germany
Donets
Rostov
London
Youthful Would-Be Bandits Give Up After Cold 24 Hours
Two boys aged 13 and 14 surrendered to authorities after a 24 hour pursuit in Montana. They robbed a local store and a night watchman Friday night, then fled with 32 caliber revolvers. They slept under a tree near Somers with only a thin blanket, hatless and coatless, as temperatures dropped to 32 degrees.
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Kalispell
U.2
Here
Jesse James
Polson
Somers
James W. Uncles Elected Kiwanis District Governor
James W. Uncles of Butte was elected governor for 1942 of the Montana Kiwanis district at the 21st annual convention in Billings. Kalispell named convention city for next year. Sam Harris, Lee Preminger, Harry Stuber and John Lesselyong chosen as lieutenant governors. An incoming district secretary will be named at the Helena midwinter conference. George E. Snell named honorary lieutenant governor in Billings district.
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James W. Uncles
Montana
Kiwanis
Butte
Billings
Ernor
Lee Preminger
Fort Benton
Harry Stuber
John Lesselyong
Malta
Mark Farris
Helena
Kiwanis International
George E. Snell
Berlin claims Kiev fallen as Reds report heavy German losses
Berlin says flame throwers tanks and infantry completed the Kiev mop-up in the blitz. Moscow reports savage battles around Kiev with up to 150000 German casualties and continued Soviet resistance as navy ships sink a Nazi transport in the Barents Sea.
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Berlin
Ukraine
Kiev
Russia
Donets
East
Adolf Hitler
Dnieper
Ocesel Island
Leningrad
Butte and Montana Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy with showers or snow flurries on Sunday. Sunday night and Monday should be mostly fair with frost or near freezing temperatures at night. Montana follows a similar pattern with scattered showers or snow flurries Sunday and clear periods Sunday night and Monday.
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Butte
Montana
Chow Hounds Dominate Army Mess At Camp Roberts
In a Camp Roberts bunkroom tale, Butte soldier John Sorich leads the chow line, eating eleven whetlies and seven bread slices plus two helpings of sauer kraut in a single mess kit. The piece likens the Army’s voracious eaters to “chow hounds” amid Army life banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Roberts
Calif
Slim
Pat
Mac
Chicago
Butte
John Sorich
Cubs Dampen Cards Pennant Hopes
The Chicago Cubs erupted for six runs in the ninth inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 3, dropping the Redbirds two games behind the Dodgers in the National League pennant race. Pitcher Lon Warneke had allowed only four hits before the late burst, as Phil Cavarretta reached base on a key single and Dom Dalessandro followed with a double. The crowd of 18,652 watched the turning point as St Louis’ hopes faded with seven games remaining.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Phillies
Redbirds
Dodgers
Warneke
Lon Warneke
Chicago
Phil Cavarretta
Ervin Dusak
Brooks
Chunky
Dom Dallessandro
Bill Nicholson
National Officer of W B A to Be Entertained Here Thursday
Mrs. Jennie Little of Fort Huron supreme captain of the Woman's Benefit association will visit Butte Thursday for a district rally with reviews from Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Lewistown Philipsburg and Walkerville. She will explain plans for the Golden Jubilee in San Francisco in July 1942 and will attend a 1 30 p m session at the L O O F hall 58 West Broadway with officers in chairs and ritual work directed by local captains and guards. A banquet at Eddy's Drive Inn at 6 30 p m will honor Mrs Little followed by a program including seating of officers altar preparation a Latin Cross Walkerville class tron and flower fund a display drill by Captain York and a Silver City review with guards planning to attend the Jubilee.
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Jennie Little
Fort Huron
Mich
Woman's Benefit Association
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Lewistown
Philipsburg
Walkerville
Little
San Francisco
Salome Stafford
Great Falls
West Broadway
York
Silver City Review
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R.A. F
U. S
Grenville Conway
United States Maritime Commission
Alcoa Line
Weehawken
N. J
Commission
Associated Press
State Board
the War News
Moscow
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Barents Sea
Army
Butte Soldier
Tom Wigal
ED Chouinard
Cubs
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